Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) is gaining strength as it moves closer to the Philippines. Yolanda is expected to make landfall over Eastern Samar early morning of Friday, November 8, 2013. Weather experts said that Yolanda might be stronger that typhoon Pepeng (Bopha) which ravaged the Philippines last December 2012 and caused damages to crops, infrastructures and properties amounting to 42.2 billion. Let’s look at the most destructive typhoons in Philippine history.

Rank

Name

Year

Damage

1

Bopha (Pablo)

2012

42.2 billion

2

Parma (Pepeng)

2009

27.3 billion

3

Nesat (Pedring)

2011

15 billion

4

Fengshen (Frank)

2008

13.5 billion

5

Ketsana (Ondoy)

2009

11 billion

6

Megi (Juan)

2010

11 billion

7

Mike (Ruping)

1990

10.8 billion

8

Angela (Rosing)

1995

10.8 billion

9

Flo (Kadiang)

1993

8.75 billion

10

Babs (Loleng)

1998

6.79 billion

Typhoon Yolanda might be the stronggest typhoon that will hit the Philippines this year so it is better that we take precautions. We took the liberty of listing down things that we can check before, during and after a typhoon.